Chapter 127 Pollution 4 The feeling of raising a child
Li Yanze let out a sigh of relief and then let it out again, the corner of his mouth twitched.
Even if his legs weren't broken, how could he run away?
"Then go find him first, and I'll come back to catch him."
Inside the cabin, the three people who were checking their equipment all laughed quietly.
"Commander Li, this kid is quite restless, isn't he?"
The brown-haired Tang Funian, who was leaning against the door, was busy pushing a tube of red medicine into the gun with his hands. He made a complaint without having anything else to do.
"Old Fei is the same. He has lost his children twice. I think he can resign. I have to take care of the children. Look how well I take care of my sister..."
On the other side, Guan Lerong, who was debugging the detection instrument, couldn't help but interrupt and laughed as he spoke.
Just as he finished laughing, he was kicked by the short-haired woman who was leaning against the side with her eyes closed. She tilted her head to look at the display screen on her arm and kicked him accurately without even raising her head.
"Guan Ruosen! I'm your brother!"
Guan Ruosen tapped the screen twice, looked up and rolled his eyes.
Guan Lerong was angry but dared not say anything. He looked at Li Yanze who was watching the show with a smile on his face.
"Sir, you see, this is how children are. If they are not beaten, they will be rebellious and disobedient."
Li Yanze watched Guan Ruoshen punch him again, then he stroked his chin and thought for a moment.
"That makes some sense. We should always use both kindness and severity."
Guan Ruosen looked at Li Yanze.
"Is he He Yihong's son? He doesn't look like it."
"It's just too dirty to be seen. Go back and wash it, and then you can take another look."
"But didn't Lao Fei lose all the kids? Can we find them if we go back?"
Tang Funian had already taken out all the red potions from the suitcase at his feet. White mist filled the air and then dissipated, and he pressed the heavy lid shut.
Li Yanze smiled, put his mask back on, took the helmet and put it on, pulled down his tactical glasses, and pressed the headset.
"If we can find it, it's not lost."
After saying that, he stood up first, and the three people behind him also put on their helmets and pulled down their tactical glasses, moving in a coordinated and swift manner.
The helicopter door opened, and strong wind rushed in. Li Yanze looked down at the base below.
The sky was closed, the sky was clear and cloudless, and the bright light illuminated the structure of the base clearly.
Li Yanze raised his arm, and a simple diagram of the entire base appeared.
There is a circle in the center, and from north to south, there are five fan-shaped areas. On the boundary lines between the areas, there are long "cracks" around the arc.
A small red dot kept moving in the space marking area B1. Li Yanze pointed his finger at it and it was immediately enlarged, revealing a detailed map of the city.
Li Yanze withdrew his gaze. Guan Lerong beside him took a look, smiled, and said.
"The positioning system has been installed, so it doesn't mean it's lost."
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"Good morning, this is the first morning after a long night, the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing..."
The sun is high in the sky, illuminating the world clearly. Mechanical screens can be seen everywhere, with bright red numbers showing the radiation index.
It is like a castle made of building blocks casually built by an ignorant child. At first glance, there are only messy buildings and steel structures, and barely a row of green trees can be seen.
However, the green was fake, and even the three-year-olds in the base knew it was fake. It was like a city was built haphazardly, and then some things that could barely be called decorations were put in to fill the gaps.
"What are you looking at! Do you still want to eat? Get to work!"
He Yan came back to his senses, clenched the shovel in his hand, lowered his head and kept digging in the ruins, looking for possible lead plates.
He didn't know how many days he hadn't eaten, and the nutritional supplements he took before leaving could keep him alive for at least five days.
But his leg was injured, so he still needed to take some nutritional supplements to recover.
He Yan looked in several places but could only find a job picking up trash.
After the catastrophe three years ago, the city was rebuilt, but some areas still had R values higher than the safe value. The coalition government left those places there, waiting for the radiation to decay before dealing with them.
But there are always people who are willing to contribute, even at the cost of their lives.
Three years ago, supplies were relatively abundant, and many people purchased large quantities of lead plates and iodine, as well as some protective equipment distributed by the then-coalition government.
These high-risk ruins can yield something if you dig them up, as long as you are not afraid of your own R value increasing or the people around you suddenly becoming pollutants.
He Yan stood on the slope of the ruins and bent down to pick up a small piece of lead plate.
He is alive because he is always risking his life. He doesn't care about those things.
"This is yours."
He Yan, who had been busy all day, received a nutrient solution. He was covered in dirt and his face was so messy that it was hard to tell what he looked like.
He didn't care whether it was expired or not, he just opened it and poured it into his mouth. The familiar plastic taste was strong, but it was undiluted.
"Everyone, squat down with your heads down! Undergoing inspection!"
A black car spray-painted with the coalition government logo pulled up in front of the crowd.
Most people did as they were told. This was done by the city's Public Security Department, most likely as a routine check-up since they had stayed in a high-radiation area.
Among the people who came to rummage through the ruins, half were young children like He Yan.
A group of dark-skinned children squatted on the ground with their heads in their hands. He Yan hesitated and hid among them. If they scanned the ID code, he would have to run away.
An officer walked out of the black car. He was in a neat uniform, with a detector hanging around his waist and a nutrient solution in his hand.
"Who among you is He Yan? Raise your hands and I'll give you a nutritional supplement."
His tone was different from his usual commanding tone. None of the children who survived were stupid, as they all sensed something was wrong.
He Yan thought of that man, Commander Li, it was him again...
While he was thinking, almost all the children raised their hands. He Yan was startled and then reacted.
He was the only one who hesitated, as everyone else would think of claiming the nutrient first.
He raised his hand immediately.
Unfortunately, it was too late. The car door was closed with a bang, and there was the sound of military boots tapping on the ground, and someone walked over on the gravel.
He Yan's wrist was grabbed by someone.
Li Yanze pulled him out from a bunch of black radishes like pulling a radish.
"Even though his legs are lame, he is still so energetic."
Li Yanze had a faint smell of disinfectant on him. He was wearing a black shirt and black pants. He lowered his eyes to look at him. There was no impatience or annoyance on his face. His gaze just stayed on him.
"What about now? Are you willing to come back with me?"
After saying that, he smiled and patted his head, not too hard or too lightly. He Yan shrank his neck and felt numb for a moment.
"Or do you want to enjoy the game of you running away and I chasing you a few more times?"
He Yan looked at him. His face was covered in dirt, which made his eyes stand out. His eyes, with narrow eyelid folds, looked alert, like a bad dog waiting for an opportunity to escape.
"You're taking me back to support me? Why? What do you need me to do?"
Li Yanze did not take these questions lightly just because he was a 13-year-old boy. Instead, he thought about them seriously for a moment.
Then she half squatted down and looked him straight in the eyes.
"I will raise you until you are eighteen. During this time, I will send you to the academy, provide you with food and clothing, and give you the shelter you need. And you..."
Li Yanze patted his shoulder, but only felt a thin and thin shoulder.
"You need to recover from your injuries, go to school, and find a way to survive in this world. As for the reason...if it is important to you, then find a way to find out."
"After all, even if I told you, would you believe it?"
Because of this sentence, He Yan followed him.
The base has an outward passage to the west. To the north is area C1, which is the medical and research institute area, and to the south of the passage is area C2.
This is the military area, and the other half is the living area for military and political family members.
"Identity verified, Commander Li, welcome home."
Li Yanze drove the car assigned by the Public Security Department and had a smooth journey. Even when he was carrying a dirty kid without an ID through two heavily guarded areas, the personnel at the station looked at him with excitement and admiration.
He Yan was standing at the entrance wearing his windbreaker jacket and a pair of wide-open shoes, and was reluctant to come in.
Li Yanze's house is simple, with only the necessary supplies, no decorative objects, and simple blue and white tones.
The residence is over 60 square meters, with the master bedroom and the second bedroom connected together, a bathroom, and even a kitchen.
Li Yanze ran to turn on the water. The sound of running water and hot steam drifted over. He Yan came over and watched him squatting on the ground with a cigarette in his mouth, pouring water into a plastic basin with a faucet in his hand.
He was very surprised, and He Yan looked at his profile.
In the propaganda of the United Nations, he is described as steady and reliable, dedicated to the future of mankind.
In the poster, he is calm and omnipotent.
At the beginning, he seemed to be the same. He would rescue two children who came to steal things and break the conventional base principle of "sacrifice the minority to preserve the majority" in order to try to have the best of both worlds.
Strong, this can only be achieved with the attitude of a strong and gentle elder.
"Come and take a shower."
Li Yanze touched the small stool, sat down with a cigarette in his hand, and called him over like a puppy.
He Yan took off his clothes awkwardly and sat in the bathtub. Li Yanze, holding a cigarette in his mouth, used water to rinse the black ash off his body.
"The water is all black when it flows down." He was holding a cigarette and his words were a little unclear.
He Yan felt quite uncomfortable, as if it wasn't real. Was he just taken home like that?
Or Li Yanze...
"Hiss——" As he was thinking, his scalp tightened and hurt again.
Li Yanze looked at the ball of hair in his hand guiltily, and the villain was the first to complain.
"Don't move. I'm washing your hair."
Li Yanze secretly threw away the hair in his hand and squeezed a large amount of shampoo on his head and scratched it.
Li Yanze imagined that he would wash the newly adopted child to enhance their relationship.
"hiss--"
Li Yanze guiltily threw away the tangled hair in his hand and picked away the cigarette ash that fell on it.
He quickly put out his cigarette, coughed lightly, and looked at He Yan awkwardly with his hands full of foam.
He Yan curled up in the bathtub full of foam, turned his head and looked at Li Yanze with red eyes.
It's just the pain from my scalp being pulled, and I'm about to cry.
Li Yanze looked at his wet semi-long hair and promised solemnly.
"I'll help you cut your hair. When you come out, I'll give you a nice hairstyle so I can take you to get an ID card tomorrow."
After saying this, he went out again excitedly.
He Yan believed it, changed into clean clothes, sat in front of the mirror, and watched his hair fall out in clumps.
Li Yanze gestured with the scissors and started cutting. He half squatted down, pinched the hair in front of his forehead, which was still a little red, and looked into his wet eyes.
It seems a bit like raising a child...
After a moment, He Yan and Li Yanze looked at their short black hair in the mirror, which looked like it had been gnawed by a dog, and fell silent.
Li Yanze gestured twice with the scissors. With two clicks, the longer part looked shorter again.
He Yan pursed his lips, looked up at him and cut the short hair next to him, and cut it with a click of the scissors.
He Yan had a bald spot at a young age. Li Yanze panicked for a moment, but quickly pressed his hand to hide his panic.
He Yan: "...I saw it."
Li Yanze scratched his eyebrows and gestured with the scissors.
"I'll fix it for you."
He Yan ran away dragging his limping leg as if escaping.
What strength, what gentleness, what light of humanity...
He Yan lay on the soft bed, touching the bald spot, gritting his teeth and accusing himself in his heart.
but……
He finally had clothes to wear, washed himself, and could lie down in bed to sleep.
The most annoying thing, from how to survive tomorrow, to having to enter his ID card with such an ugly head shape...
Li Yanze...what kind of person is he? And why must I bring him back and create such a burden for myself?
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